Bank Vocabulary
Checks
Financial Institutions
Savings Accounts
100

Subtracting money from a bank account.

What is a withdrawal?

100
You have to write the amount of the check ____ times.

What is 2?

100
This is the account used for day-to-day expenses.

What is a checking account?

100

The amount of money accumulated over time, including principal and interest.

What is future value?

200

Taking more money out of your bank account then it has

What is an overdraft?

200
Located at the top right corner of all checks and can be written in multiple ways.

What is the date?

200
This is the account used for saving money that earns interest.

What is a savings account?

200
This is what CD stands for.

What is certificate of deposit?

300

Adding money to a bank account.

What is a deposit?

300

A written order directing a bank to pay a specific amount from one account to another.

What is a check?

300

This a member-owned financial cooperative that provides banking services.

What is a credit union?

300

The lowest amount of money you must keep in a savings account.

What is the minimum balance?

400

Confidential code used to make a transaction with a debit or credit card.

What is a PIN?

400

Where you write the reason for the check or an account number.

What is the memo?

400

This is a card that allows access to funds in a checking account for purchases.

What is a debit card?

400

The type of interest rate offered with traditional savings accounts and CD's.

What is simple interest?

500

Corporation that guarantees your bank deposits up to $250,000

What is the FDIC?

500

What 2 numbers are always located on the bottom of a check?

What is the routing number and account number?

500

This service allows transactions to go through even in insufficient funds are in the account.

What is overdraft protection?

500

This type of savings account offers the highest interest rates but usually requires a high minimum balance along with some risk.

What is a high-yield savings account?